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Supreme Court slams brakes on Trump’s mail-in voting plan

In today’s issue: ▪ McConnell’s long-awaited return ▪ Kennedy Center closure vote ▪ Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding gift controversy ▪ Key AI test in House The Supreme Court dashed President Trump‘s push for mail-in voting restrictions with a decision handed down late Monday, with November’s election 50 days away. The court ruled over the public dissents…

Tom Rust: Chief counsel and staff director, House Ethics Committee

For nearly two decades, Tom Rust has worked behind the scenes to help police the conduct of lawmakers. Rust joined the House Ethics Committee in 2009 after nearly a decade in private legal practice. He quickly moved up the ranks, serving as senior counsel and acting director of investigations before taking the role of staff director in 2014. Today, Rust oversees…

AJ Swinson: Coalitions and outreach director, House Judiciary Committee

On the surface, AJ Swinson’s job as the coalitions and outreach director for the House Judiciary Committee seems simple: She is the point person to make sure outside allies and those with a stake in the panel’s work understand what the committee is doing and why it is doing it. But the responsibility to manage…

Alison MacDonald: Chief of staff, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)

Alison MacDonald is preparing to sunset a long career supporting the work of Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), who is retiring from Congress at the end of the term. MacDonald, a New Hampshire native, was working as a health policy advocate outside of the Capitol when she was drawn to the opportunity to work for Shaheen…

Leah Hill: Legislative director, Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ)

Leah Hill is no stranger to a tough crowd. The legislative director for Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) started her career teaching first- and second-graders in Chicago with Teach for America. But the issues facing her classroom felt too big to ignore, and she became curious about how lawmakers in Springfield, Ill., and Washington were making…

Chris Land: Staff director, Senate Banking subcommittee on digital assets

Chris Land’s journey to becoming the lead negotiator on a major Senate cryptocurrency bill started far from the halls of Congress. Land, who serves as the staff director for the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Digital Assets, was working in the Wyoming Legislature after law school, not planning to work on crypto,…

David Popp: Senior adviser, former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.)

David Popp is one of Sen. Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) most valuable aides, having served for eight years as communications director in the Senate Republican leader’s office, where he directed the weekly message and communications strategy for the leader and the entire Senate Republican Conference. Popp now serves as a senior adviser to McConnell and plays…

McKinley Lewis: Staff director, Senate Special Committee on Aging; deputy chief of staff for strategic initiatives, Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.)

McKinley Lewis is a long-serving aide and trusted adviser to Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), who has become an influential conservative voice in the Senate Republican Conference. Scott has made a national name for himself as an advocate for election reform and tackling the nation’s $40 trillion debt. Yet he remains intensely focused on the needs of his…

Carly Rush: Chief counsel, Senate Appropriations Committee Democrats

Carly Rush is, literally, an expert on the letter of the law. While working through a dual degree in public policy and law at Harvard University in 2013, Rush spent a summer as a law clerk for the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), which then-Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) chaired. That’s where…

Nelly Decker: Communications director, House Judiciary Committee Democrats

Nelly Decker is a quintessential under-the-radar staffer who prizes being nearly un-Googleable. But she has nonetheless been a pivotal player in some of Congress’s biggest battles — and will be central in many of the body’s coming clashes should Democrats retake the House. “I have worked in a majority, then minority in Oversight, waged a battle against…

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

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